How many trail conversations have you had with your riding buddies where you’re in the back and yell, “What? I can’t hear you!” and they turn their head so they can repeat what you couldn’t discern? Well, my “What?” was timed perfectly for Patrick to take his eyes off the trail and meet wheel-on with something just slightly smaller than a fallen Sequoia. …

I was riding home last night on the Burke-Gilman Trail with my buddy, coworker, and fellow Cascade Commuter blogger Chris Cameron when I biffed. It was that part where the trail splits, just west of 40 Ave NE and the Metropolitan Market. My lights were on but they barely cut the darkness — that section has no ambient light from nearby roads. I’ve ridden that section of the trail so many times now that I could almost do it by heart, so I was riding my normal speed of about 15 mph. It was pouring, and I was about to turn and yell something to Chris when I hit what felt like a curb, head-on, and pivoted at high speed into the ground, sliding for about 10 or 15 feet. Whoa! It’s true that time slows down when you’re crashing. …

Cycling is getting a makeover in Seattle. If you’re interested in how we’ll look when it’s all over (and want a say in the result), don’t miss the two Seattle Bike Master Plan public meetings taking place this week. Check Cascade’s Bike Master Plan page for the latest info. …

At Cascade Bicycle Club we spend a fair amount of time reviewing development and transportation projects, some of which neglect the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians. The argument we hear in many of those cases goes like this: “People will never get out of their cars.” …

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